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Old 12-17-20, 04:34 PM  
Denise R
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Has anyone dwindled their dvd collection down?

I'm seriously going to get rid of 100's of dvds and try to pare it down to say all my Cathe's and then a select few (Jessica/Leslie, etc) that I actually use. (shocking I know) I'm kind of scared but am curious if anyone has done this and what positives did it help you accomplish. I may keep a select few in different categories (say yoga/pilates/ballet to name a few) but really want to get my HUGE collection down.

I have quite a few VHS that I'll be unloading too. I think what I will do is start by listing a few of the ones I'm not keeping here as freebies (both vhs and dvd once I start organizing).

Just curious, for those that have done this, how did you narrow it down? Did you get "anxiety" giving them up or did it feel freeing?

I mean some of these workouts I haven't touched in YEARS so my thinking is narrow it down so it is easier to make a selection daily versus having too many and "not knowing what to do because I can't decide". (hope I'm making sense)

I'd love to hear thoughts on those that have done this successfully and how it worked for you!!


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Old 12-17-20, 05:49 PM  
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I did a big purge once I found Tracy Anderson.

I kept a few in each category - so I kept a few pilates, my favorite yoga, 4 firms. Right now I'm reducing space by moving workouts into multi-cases - both cardio barres are in one case now; 3 callanetics on one case.

It was a mix of anxiety and freeing. Freeing to have more space; anxiety because DVDs are going away so chances are I can't re-acquire it if I want to. However, several I was keeping but not likely to use are on youtube now- so I gave those away and made youtube playlist.

Overall, I'm glad I rid of/am getting rid of dvds.
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Old 12-17-20, 05:58 PM  
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I did, a kept a few systems and some of each genre. Alot of it is on youtube now which is awesome. And some stored away in my GD.
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Old 12-17-20, 06:01 PM  
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I am thinking of selling off 25-30 dvds/sets cause I'm not reaching for my dvds as much since I have a gym set up in my house, and well, some I'm just not interested in doing that much.
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Old 12-17-20, 06:19 PM  
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I did this a few years ago and I’m now sorry I did. I’ve been reacquiring a lot of them lately. I like having a big variety to choose from.
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Old 12-17-20, 06:23 PM  
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The thing is they aren't worth much... So I'm keeping them.
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Old 12-17-20, 07:23 PM  
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I did this a few years ago and I’m now sorry I did. I’ve been reacquiring a lot of them lately. I like having a big variety to choose from.
Exactly!
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Old 12-17-20, 09:40 PM  
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I did this a few years ago and I’m now sorry I did. I’ve been reacquiring a lot of them lately. I like having a big variety to choose from.
Totally! Unless they are just awful or you don’t have the space and need to pare down, I’d keep them. I’ve regretted getting rid of workouts so many times that I just keep the batch I have currently ....I think I’m up to 1200 or so now, but I do have the storage space for them.
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Old 12-18-20, 11:44 AM  
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Because off how my brain works, I have to cut down collections

I tend to feel guilty when I look at large piles of things I bought and never use. So for me getting rid of excess helped me use what I have without guilt. This also applies to clothes and crafting (yarn and fabric)
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Old 12-18-20, 11:51 AM  
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+ 4 (or 5) of those who want to see what you might sell/share!!

I have been looking at my collection and I know there are some that I want to get rid of since, well, I hate them.

I've been trying to come up with a system to declutter my world as a whole, and so far I've barely scraped the surface. DVDs are kind of far down on the list at this point but I am loving the suggestions and FOLV, your list is awesomely helpful!!
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